Improved lathing-machine



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WILSON SILAS WRIGHT, OF ITHACA, NEW YRK.

Letters Patent No. 89,112, dated April 20, 1869.

IMPROVE!) LATHING-MACHNR The Schedule refened to in these Letters Patent and maklng part of the same.

To all whom it may conce/rn:

hand tool.

Figure 2, a view of an end.

My object is to make a platform to hold the lath in place, a handle to hold the same, and a spike, or screw, which, when driven in a joist, or stud, shall, by .the handle, hold the tool and lath to the wall, and thus aid in nailing the lath to the Walls of buildings.

In fig. 1, A A are the ends, and

B, the middle portion of the frame of my lath-tool, which is H-shaped; and I make it out of iron, light and easily handled, with spaces G, in the ends, as nearly the Width of the lath as can be, and allow variations in the width of lath and with projections D for separating the laths one from another, they having reference to the spaces for the mortar; and thus the spaces C and projections D are guides for rapid nailingof the lath to the wall. And through elongated projections E, at each end of the spaced ends, I put the rods F, which are especially useful on side Walls'.

The length of the ends and the numbers of the laths the tool contains, are just such as shall t the breaking of joints of laths onthe Wall.

In iig. 2, the ends and rods are seen, and the handle G, which is fast to B, having the spike J loosely playing in and through the handle, yet held in it; or the spike, or rod J is loose or variable in the handle, and the handle Gr fast to B, the middle portion of the frame, or the spike, or rod is fast to the handle G, and both handle and rod play to and from the frame B.

The former arrangement I prefer.

The point I of the spike, or rod J, I usually make pointed, but roughened, or a gimlet screw-point, and holds the tool to the wall.

The other end of the spike, or rod is made enlarged or flattened globe shaped, and at any 'convenient' point, as at L. In the handle a neck is made to retain the spike, or rod in place, or a neck is made by the part B of the frame. y v

Thus, I make the end K enlarged, so as to be struck by the hammer in driving it into a stud or jost, yet have the spike held by the neck at L, so as not be out of place.

A similar arrangement, with handle below G, to turn the rod, or spike is used when a gimlet-point is made.

The advantages and uses of my invention are apparent to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

v v Claim.

The combination and arrangement of the ends A with spaces and projections C D, connecting-bar B, and handle G, with the spike, or rod J through and loose in the handle, the same making the hand-tool or lath-machne, as 4set forth.

W2 S.- WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL J. PARKER, A. M. LUoAs. 

